SUMMARY I am a results-focused and strategic professional with over 15 years of progressive leadership success in both manufacturing and distribution operations. I provide a record of accomplishment in improving operations, facilitating positive change, and driving results.

EMPLOYMENT

1/07 - Present: Confidential
Sr. Operations Manager, Inbound Operations - Hebron, KY/Chattanooga, TN
Managean operational team of 15 managers and several hundred to several thousand hourly employees (during peak operations) in a fulfillment center to help set direction, high standards and goals for performance in safety, quality, and cost. Lead and teach the team to ensure these standards and goals are achieved.

Led inbound startup of new 1M square foot distribution center in Chattanooga, TN.

Set records for inbound weekly volume during 2011 peak season. Ramped from 0 to over 3.2 million weekly unitsin less than 60 days from startup.

Participated in hiring over 70 managers and 4000 hourly employees for 2011 peak season.

Confidential, Senior Lean Leader - SE Region
Set direction and led continuous improvement and standardization activities in the SE region, consisting of 8 fulfillment centers, including 3 of the 5 largest in the company.

Led, coordinated, and facilitatedLean and Kaizen activities.

FacilitatedKazien events, with our corporate partners, Shingijitsu, leading to $27M in cost savings in 2009.

Taught Lean techniques and concepts.

Led implementation of several network projects (Inbound ACW, Transship on cart).

Project managed $6M capital expansion of conveyance and storage, expanding storage capacity by 25% and conveyance flexibility to allow transport to any location in the building.

Senior Engineer-Campbellsville, KY
Evaluated operations for potential capital and process improvements, then proposed and managed projects aimed at improving safety, quality, and cost. Led an engineering staff and a project team, consisting of semi-skilled hourly associates.

03/95 - 1/07: Confidential
Site Engineering Manager - Reynosa, Mexico
Managed a multi-plant Manufacturing Engineering organization,including 7 Engineering Managers and over 120 engineers and technicians in a large circuit board assembly operation. Functions included Process Engineering, Test Engineering, Product Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Factory Information Systems. Responsible for budget development and attainment, Current production fulfillment, Maintenance, NPI,Certifications, Customer interface,Continuous improvement,Staffing, Lean manufacturing introduction (TPS), FMEA, Metrology, and laboratories.

Converted 2 assembly lines from linear to cellular, resulting in one cell with a 4 second Takt, producing over 3.4M units per year and reducing headcount from 8 to 5 per shift.

Onboarded 3 new customers (Honda, Toyota, BMW), in addition to supporting over 6 other OEM customers.

Regional Engineering Leader, Engineering Excellence Systems- Eastern Mexico Region
Led a group of engineers responsible for evaluating and improving operations of new and existing programs for 5 plants in NE Mexico.

Performed Line Side Reviews, CreatedPFMEAs, and drove action from those documents to improve operations.

Confidential, Mechanical Engineering- Kokomo, IN
Managed a 12 person design engineering group, doing mechanical design for circuit board housings and connection systems.Designed, documented, tested, validated, and launched safety electronics applications for multiple automotive OEMs.

Led effort resulting in initial ME rollout of Design ForSix Sigma.

Senior Project Engineer- Kokomo, IN
Mechanical design, validation, and production readiness responsibilitiesfor multiple new Powertrain Electronics products entering production stage.Responsibility for customer contact, concerns, and negotiation regarding mechanical design issues.

Took 3 products from design to production, including 1 "blank sheet of paper" mechanical design put into production in South American market.

Manufacturing Engineering Manager- Confidential, Mexico
Managed the Manufacturing Engineering Organization supporting process and test operations for a high volume SMT/thru-hole printed circuit board assembly operation. ResponsibleBudget, Procurement and debug of new equipment,New product introduction, Process documentation,FMEA, Hiring, Continuous improvement, ISO/QS-9000 certification, and Maintenance.

Process Engineering General Supervisor- Confidential, Mexico
Led 20 Process Engineers.Responsibility for procurement, debug, maintenance, and continuous improvement of 7 SMT/thru-hole manufacturing lines.

Manufacturing Engineer- Kokomo, IN
Performed floor support of thru-hole circuit board assembly processes, including depaneling, wave solder, conformal coat,screwdriving (automated and manual), adhesive dispense, and hot tunnels.

Machine DesignEngineering- Kokomo, IN
Designed and developed custom manufacturing equipment

Manufacturing First Line Supervisor- Kokomo, IN
Supervision of 25 U.A.W. employees

EDUCATION
MS Operations Management - 2001
MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering - 1997
BSME - 1994

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
Certifications: Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Awards: Delphi Presidents Award Nominee

REFERENCES & ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS
Available on request